Some family have recently moved to London and we are considering visitng them next spring. Our son will be a little over a year old at that point. I haven't been to London but my husband has, so we would want to get out of the city and spend a week elsewhere too. Scotland is high on both of our lists. This is in the VERY early stanges of planning, but a couple questions come to mind:
1) Are we crazy to even be considering this? Has anyone toured Scotland with a baby/toddler? It's likely the little guy will be mobile or close to it by then. He's pretty chill right now but I know that can be a game changer! This is kind of our one shot for a while if we were to do this- we can't go any earlier but if we didn't go next year it would likely be several years before it would be feasible again. I'm also getting the itch for another international trip, but don't want to be selfish if this is a bad idea. I know we will have to go at a slower pace, and I'm ok with that.
2) We are interested in castles, scenery, historic sites, and walks/hikes. My initial hunch would be to spend a couple days in Edinburgh and then somewhere in the country (but not too far from there) for a couple days to experience a smaller town and do some day hikes and/or visit a couple other castles. Any suggestions for a place to base ourselves? We'd be interested in both coastal or inland hilly locations. Also, we would likely only rent a car for the countryside part.
3) Would we be better off going to the Lake District or somehwere else instead?
Any advice would be appreciated.